PSY 2401 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. Prof. Spencer IntroductionII. TA IntroductionsIII. Syllabus ReviewIV. Global thoughts about ScienceV. Civic Science/Developmental ScienceCurrent LectureI. Professor Spencera. Started working at Iowa in 1997b. Director of the Spatial Perception Action and Memory (SPAM) labc. Director of CHILDS (Child Imaging Laboratory in Developmental Science)d. Founding Director of the Delta Centere. Teaching Philosophyi. I work hard, you work hardii. Your responsibilities…1. Responsible for your own education2. Come to class prepared3. Read the materials4. Attend discussions and complete assignments5. As questions when you don’t understandiii. Our collective responsibilities…1. To create a good learning environment2. To discuss the material3. To think critically about the materialII. TAsa. Kevin Bohacheb. Zhen WuIII. Syllabusa. Course webpage is ICON These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Lecture notes will be posted by 10am the day of classb. No make-ups except in cases of legitimate and documented illness/emergenciesi. Notify Prof. Spencer and/or TAs BEFORE lecture/discussionc. Grades are not curvedd. Discussion sections are designed to go beyond material from lecture so there isn’t complete overlape. Testsi. Hardii. Application of materials rather than memorizationiii. Expected exam score mean is around 70-75%iv. Quizzes are straightforward (knowing the facts from the readings)IV. Global Thoughts about Sciencea. Science and Societyi. Science for good (health, medicine, education) VS. Science for bad (lead paint, reliance)V. Civic Science/ Developmental Sciencea. Civic Science View:i. Science is a key form of empowerment (knowledge is power)ii. Must recognize that science is political (shapes how we interact together)iii. Science can agency (the most effective change is when people create change themselves)1. Science is most effective when people can take ownership of it/when people can take the results to change their communitiesiv. To be effective, scientists must come together with non-scientists as citizens to change the worldb. Civic Science 1: Staying Connectedi. News Alerts (extra credit) posted on ICONc. Civic Science 2: Science in the Press Essayi. Assignment1. Read an original research article and 3 press stories reporting about this science2. 1 page essay examining the quality of the link between the scienceand the press reportd. Civic Science 3: Interventioni. Key Question: how do you apply developmental science in the real world to better the lives of children?e. Civic Science 4: Civic Science Corpsi. First-hand experience applying developmental science in the real world, sign up (email Prof. Spencer & sign up on ICON)ii. “playing is learning” & daycare “happy